As Mother’s Day approaches many of us will start to scramble to find the perfect most thoughtful gift worthy of our ever so generous and loving mothers. This year I spoke to 7 moms both new and experienced to finally clarify what a good Mother’s Day gift is. If you’re like me and believe that any tangible gift couldn’t possibly be sufficient enough to demonstrate your appreciation for your mom then you are right. As a matter of fact every mom I interviewed said a good Mother’s Day gift would be to just spend time with her kids.

Here’s the breakdown of my research:

7/7 Spend time with all their kids together or in a one on-one activity (biking, galleries, movies) and a meal (home cooked meal or dining out)6/7 Hand written letter, card, song, poem drawing or a handmade gift5/7 Time at the spa or a haircut/blow out4/7 Nicely framed family photo or a tangible gift (cookbook, jewelry, gift card to favorite store)3/7 A complimentary house clean and flowers

If you are looking for something special to make for your mom check out my DIY Gift Basket Idea below:

My basket

- A bottle of Rosé I selected for her on my recent trip to Osoyoos BC.- Artisan Jams from a farmers market- Chocolates from Soma (best truffles in Toronto)- DIY Lavender Rosemary Body Scrub (see recipe below)- A notebook from NYC (my mom is always writing down notes)- A hand written letter

Lavender Rosemary Body Scrub

If you are interested in making the Lavender Rosemary Body Scrub you will need:

I was feeling kind of festive this year and wanted to make something for my new apartment. I've seen people make wreaths before but I knew I wanted mine to be different, exciting and bright. On my recent trip to Spain I was reacquainted with an artist's work at the Guggenheim in Bilbao by the name of Jeff Koons. If you have ever been to the Wynn/Encore in Vegas you have probably seen his work. He makes these giant sculptures that look like they are light as a feather but are actually made of steel and weigh a ton. His subject matter consists of balloon animals, tulips and even cartoon characters. Inspired by these shiny objects I decided to make this wreath. If you want to know how to make it yourself keep reading!

MATERIALS:

Christmas Ornaments - I got 3 boxes of these plastic balls from IKEA each were $14.99 CAD.Grape VineWire - To wrap the grape fine together and give it more stabilityGlue GunGlue Sticks

DIRECTIONS:

Take your grape vine and wrap it around to approximately the size of the wreath you want.

Next take some wire and wrap it around the grape vine so that it secures it together and makes a sturdy base.

Glue gun the edges of the wire down so that they do not poke out!

Next start taking your ornaments and gluing them to grape vine. Keep gluing and make your way around the wreath. Once you are all the way around the wreath start to build up to give it more dimension.

Keep adding until you are satisfied with you results.

If you want to hang the wreath you can always use a nail and hook it into the grape vine base at the back or you can use a ribbon and tie it up.

If you have any questions or want to know more feel free to leave your comments and questions below in the message box! Did you like this activity? Do you want to see more of them? I’m always happy to hear from my visitors!!!